Illustration: Above an Edo-period farming village, an opening in the clouds reveals a tranquil celestial realm with a distant pavilion and robed heavenly beings. Below, a farmer stands beside a field with hands joined and face lifted toward the opening.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

天てん

ten

heaven

Often means heaven or providence in set phrases. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 天てんにも昇のぼるような気持きもちです。

    I’m so happy, I feel like I could fly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 地獄じごくで支配しはいするのは、天てんで仕つかえるのに勝まさる。

    Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 天てんは人ひとの上うえに人ひとをつくらず、人ひとの下したにひとをつくらず。

    The heavens do not create men that are more than men, nor do they create men that are less than men.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 天

  • 天heavens; skyOnテンKunあまつ・あめ・あま-

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